Containers & Virtualization commands

Docker Desktop docker compose down→docker compose down Compose Stop Compose stack Stops and removes Compose containers/network. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker compose down Fedora docker compose down Arch docker compose down Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker compose logs→docker compose logs -f Compose Follow Compose logs Streams logs from Compose services. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker compose logs -f Fedora docker compose logs -f Arch docker compose logs -f Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker compose up→docker compose up -d Compose Start Compose stack Starts services from a compose file in the background. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker compose up -d Fedora docker compose up -d Arch docker compose up -d Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker build→docker build -t name . Docker Build container image Builds an image from a Dockerfile. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker build -t name . Fedora podman build -t name . Arch docker build -t name . Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker exec→docker exec -it CONTAINER sh Docker Open shell in container Runs an interactive shell inside a running container. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker exec -it CONTAINER sh Fedora podman exec -it CONTAINER sh Arch docker exec -it CONTAINER sh Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker images→docker images Docker List container images Lists local Docker images. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker images Fedora podman images Arch docker images Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker logs→docker logs -f CONTAINER Docker Follow container logs Streams logs from a container. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker logs -f CONTAINER Fedora podman logs -f CONTAINER Arch docker logs -f CONTAINER Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker ps→docker ps Docker List running containers Lists currently running Docker containers. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker ps Fedora podman ps Arch docker ps Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker pull→docker pull IMAGE Docker Pull container image Downloads an image from a registry. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker pull IMAGE Fedora podman pull IMAGE Arch docker pull IMAGE Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker run→docker run --rm IMAGE Docker Run container Starts a container from an image. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker run --rm IMAGE Fedora podman run --rm IMAGE Arch docker run --rm IMAGE Open full guide → Docker Desktop system prune→docker system prune Docker Maintenance Clean unused Docker data Removes unused containers, networks, images and cache. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker system prune Fedora podman system prune Arch docker system prune Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker network ls→docker network ls Docker Networking List Docker networks Lists Docker networks. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker network ls Fedora podman network ls Arch docker network ls Open full guide → Docker Desktop docker volume ls→docker volume ls Docker Storage List Docker volumes Lists named Docker volumes. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu docker volume ls Fedora podman volume ls Arch docker volume ls Open full guide → podman on Windows→podman ps Podman List Podman containers Lists running Podman containers. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu podman ps Fedora podman ps Arch podman ps Open full guide → podman run on Windows→podman run --rm IMAGE Podman Run Podman container Runs a container with Podman. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu podman run --rm IMAGE Fedora podman run --rm IMAGE Arch podman run --rm IMAGE Open full guide → Hyper-V Get-VM→virsh list --all Virtual Machines List virtual machines Lists libvirt virtual machines. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu virsh list --all Fedora virsh list --all Arch virsh list --all Open full guide → Hyper-V Start-VM→virsh start VM Virtual Machines Start virtual machine Starts a libvirt VM. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu virsh start VM Fedora virsh start VM Arch virsh start VM Open full guide → Hyper-V Stop-VM→virsh shutdown VM Virtual Machines Shutdown virtual machine Requests a graceful shutdown of a libvirt VM. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu virsh shutdown VM Fedora virsh shutdown VM Arch virsh shutdown VM Open full guide → Hyper-V checkpoint→virsh snapshot-create-as VM SNAPSHOT Virtual Machines Create VM snapshot Creates a libvirt VM snapshot. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu virsh snapshot-create-as VM SNAPSHOT Fedora virsh snapshot-create-as VM SNAPSHOT Arch virsh snapshot-create-as VM SNAPSHOT Open full guide → VBoxManage list vms→VBoxManage list vms Virtual Machines List VirtualBox VMs Lists registered VirtualBox virtual machines. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu VBoxManage list vms Fedora VBoxManage list vms Arch VBoxManage list vms Open full guide →